Reasonable Accommodation

In Jensen v. Wells Fargo Bank, 85 Cal.App.4th 245 (2000), Plaintiff Leanne Jensen (“Jensen”) sued Wells Fargo Bank (“Wells Fargo”) for failure to provide a reasonable accommodation in violation of California law. The salient facts of Jensen are set forth below:...

Originally Published on October 6, 2020; Revised in September 2022 Under California law, employers must provide a reasonable accommodation to employees with a physical or mental disability unless the reasonable accommodation would cause an undue hardship on the...

California's Fair Employment and Housing Act requires employers with five or more employees to provide a reasonable accommodation to employees who have a physical or mental disability unless doing so would impose an undue hardship on the employer. A "reasonable...

Originally Published on December 5, 2019; Revised on April 27, 2021 In A.M. v. Albertsons, LLC, 178 Cal.App.4th 455 (2009), the California Court of Appeal held in favor of a plaintiff employee on her failure to provide a reasonable accommodation claim. The salient...

Under both federal and California law, employers must provide a break period to accommodate an employee who wants to express breast milk for her infant child ("lactation break"). Below is additional information about the right to lactation breaks in California: No. 1:...

Originally Published on August 19, 2018; Revised/Updated on May 9, 2021   Let’s assume that an employee is on medical leave under the federal Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) and the California Family Rights Act (“CFRA”) because of a serious health condition. The...